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SUBMITTER: Orioli IM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4492125 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Orioli Iêda M IM Amar Emmanuelle E Arteaga-Vazquez Jazmin J Bakker Marian K MK Bianca Sebastiano S Botto Lorenzo D LD Clementi Maurizio M Correa Adolfo A Csaky-Szunyogh Melinda M Leoncini Emanuele E Li Zhu Z López-Camelo Jorge S JS Lowry R Brian RB Marengo Lisa L Martínez-Frías María-Luisa ML Mastroiacovo Pierpaolo P Morgan Margery M Pierini Anna A Ritvanen Annukka A Scarano Gioacchino G Szabova Elena E Castilla Eduardo E EE
American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics 20111014 4
Sirenomelia is a very rare limb anomaly in which the normally paired lower limbs are replaced by a single midline limb. This study describes the prevalence, associated malformations, and maternal characteristics among cases with sirenomelia. Data originated from 19 birth defect surveillance system members of the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, and were reported according to a single pre-established protocol. Cases were clinically evaluated locally and rev ...[more]